Richard Lindsay Curry
Military
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UPL 37247
"Lead crew on bombing mission to Hertogenbosch, Holland, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Queenie'. England, 17 Sept. 44. 303rd Bomb Group."
Rear L-R: 1Lt Howard V Tollack, 2Lt John E Morrow, Capt Robert W Sheets, 1Lt F.E. Umphress Jr, 1Lt Robert P Bliss
Front L-R: T/Sgt James A Ellis, Sgt Charles A Eakins Jr, Sgt Donald E Skinner, Sgt Carl K Shumar, Sgt Richard L Curry
Rear L-R: 1Lt Howard V Tollack, 2Lt John E Morrow, Capt Robert W Sheets, 1Lt F.E. Umphress Jr, 1Lt Robert P Bliss
Front L-R: T/Sgt James A Ellis, Sgt Charles A Eakins Jr, Sgt Donald E Skinner, Sgt Carl K Shumar, Sgt Richard L Curry
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queenie
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Beatrice, NE | 21 November 1924 | Son of Ray Lindsay and Adeline [Nuzum] Curry. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 15 March 1943 | Los Angeles, California |
Died |
Colton, CA | 2 December 2011 | |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster